Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>The review period for the September rebalance ends on 31 July, the changes will be announced towards end August and implemented at the close of trading on 7 September.</li>
<li>There is one change currently for each of the Secondary Battery, Bio, Internet and Game indices. Large stock price moves mean no changes for the BBIG Index currently.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/douzone-bizon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20161:1" rel="noopener">Douzone Bizon (012510 KS)</a> has flipped from a passive sell to a passive buy over the last month and the stock could move higher from here.</li>
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The review period for the September rebalance ends on 31 July, the changes will be announced towards end August and implemented at the close of trading on 7 September.
There is one change currently for each of the Secondary Battery, Bio, Internet and Game indices. Large stock price moves mean no changes for the BBIG Index currently.

Douzone Bizon (012510 KS) has flipped from a passive sell to a passive buy over the last month and the stock could move higher from here.


KRX New Deal Index Rebalance Preview: A Change for Each Index

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<li>The review period for the September rebalance ends on 31 July, the changes will be announced towards end August and implemented at the close of trading on 7 September.</li>
<li>There are potential changes to some of the indices and then there are close changes that will result in big flows if they eventuate.</li>
<li>The March rebalance saw some funky moves on the stocks that had big flows and we could see more of that at the September rebalance.</li>
</ul>


The review period for the September rebalance ends on 31 July, the changes will be announced towards end August and implemented at the close of trading on 7 September.
There are potential changes to some of the indices and then there are close changes that will result in big flows if they eventuate.
The March rebalance saw some funky moves on the stocks that had big flows and we could see more of that at the September rebalance.


KRX New Deal Index Rebalance Preview: Potential & Close Changes in September

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos in 2Q 2023.</li>
<li>Of the 38 pair trades, 21 of them involved holdcos outperforming opcos YTD and 17 of them involved opcos outperforming holdcos in the same period.</li>
<li>We highlight 38 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.</li>
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In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos in 2Q 2023.
Of the 38 pair trades, 21 of them involved holdcos outperforming opcos YTD and 17 of them involved opcos outperforming holdcos in the same period.
We highlight 38 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.


Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Trading Opportunities in 2Q 2023

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanmi-pharm-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12476:1" rel="noopener">Hanmi Pharm (128940 KS)</a> posted revenue of KRW1.33T in 2022, the largest ever in the company’s history. Strong product competitiveness driven by high R&amp;D investment strengthened Hanmi’s dominant industry positioning.</li>
<li>In October 2022, Hanmi’s US partner Spectrum Pharmaceuticals launched Rolvedon in the U.S. market. During 4Q22, Rolvedon generated revenue of $10.1M. Rolvedon is expected to report $100M revenue this year.</li>
<li>By leveraging on its biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing capabilities, Hanmi plans to launch a large-scale CMO and CDMO, which can be the new growth engines of the company.</li>
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Hanmi Pharm (128940 KS) posted revenue of KRW1.33T in 2022, the largest ever in the company’s history. Strong product competitiveness driven by high R&amp;D investment strengthened Hanmi’s dominant industry positioning.
In October 2022, Hanmi’s US partner Spectrum Pharmaceuticals launched Rolvedon in the U.S. market. During 4Q22, Rolvedon generated revenue of $10.1M. Rolvedon is expected to report $100M revenue this year.
By leveraging on its biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing capabilities, Hanmi plans to launch a large-scale CMO and CDMO, which can be the new growth engines of the company.


Hanmi Pharm (128940 KS): Strong Base Business; Innovative Biologic Drug Commercialized in US

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

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<li>Notable constituent changes are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/posco-chemical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12421:1" rel="noopener">Posco Chemical (003670 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/douzone-bizon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20161:1" rel="noopener">Douzone Bizon (012510 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ecopro-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19029:1" rel="noopener">Ecopro (086520 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/connectwave-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7191:1" rel="noopener">Connectwave (119860 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-innovation-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1268:1" rel="noopener">SK Innovation (096770 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kmw-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2834:1" rel="noopener">KMW (032500 KS)</a>, &amp; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanmi-science-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18549:1" rel="noopener">Hanmi Science (008930 KS)</a>.</li>
<li>Among these, <strong>Douzone Bizon (012510 KS)</strong> and <strong>KMW (032500 KS)</strong> are expected to receive the most significant flow impact (x ADTV) at the close of March 9th.</li>
<li>Since the flow size is concentrated within a fairly right trading window, between 2 pm and the close on the 9th, the degree of price impact should be relatively higher.</li>
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Notable constituent changes are Posco Chemical (003670 KS), Douzone Bizon (012510 KS), Ecopro (086520 KS), Connectwave (119860 KS), SK Innovation (096770 KS), KMW (032500 KS), &amp; Hanmi Science (008930 KS).
Among these, Douzone Bizon (012510 KS) and KMW (032500 KS) are expected to receive the most significant flow impact (x ADTV) at the close of March 9th.
Since the flow size is concentrated within a fairly right trading window, between 2 pm and the close on the 9th, the degree of price impact should be relatively higher.


K-New Deal Official Constituent Changes: Evaluating Flow Trading Opportunities

South Korea

Hanmi Science Co., Ltd. produces pharmaceutical products, including antibiotics, vitamins, and intestinal tonics.  The Company also provides beverages and processes soft capsules for other pharmaceutical firms.

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Hanmi Science (008930 KS)

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